MTG Grindcast

Huge ban update in Modern and Pioneer! We saw some of these coming (because they...told us) but it's time to talk through the implications. Will the Fury ban free creature decks in Modern? Is Smuggler's Copter good enough for Pioneer? Let's find out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggrindcast. Subscribers g...

Fresh, hot takes following the ban announcement announcement! Appraiser: gonna get banned. Karn: gonna get banned. But, like, not now. In a week. Probably. Strike through all the show notes that CCR created comparing different discover builds and sleeve up your lotus field deck because it's time for chaos at the RC baby! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the p...

While Pioneer is on fire we took a little break to talk through the modern banlist. Our opinion: banning Grief isn't gonna work. The whole thing could use a once-over, and a lot of cards could come off the list. Are we totally off-base or did we just fix the format? Come yell at us in Discord! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreo...

With the whole set released and legal on Magic Online it's time for our fully vetted and evidence-based set review! Only the finest pure gut takes as we look at everything from terrible pioneer combos to straight upgrades for the best deck in modern. Let's go spelunking! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music! If you’d like to support the podcast, check out our patreon at patreon.com/mtggri...

We're back with more LCI previews! We now have more than enough discard outlets to do whatever you want to do with the graveyard, infinite two-drops to curve into Raffine, and a solid three-and-a-half playable dinosaurs for your dino birds of paradise! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Ixalan's back and it's...really cool? And an artifact set for some reason? We're going over the biggest hitters previewed so far, from a great one-drop for pioneer humans to--wait, an upgrade to modern scam? That can't be right. Spooky! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Fresh takes here! We've got Marvel cards incoming and what kind of podcasters would we be if we didn't have Opinions on them? Plus Lee's got stories from cubecon and whoops almost forgot Ixalan previews just started. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

No changes to any format! But, by the way, draft is changing forever! We're going over everything from this past week including the all-new play booster. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Ok we're actually not really mad about Dr. Who but maybe a clickbait title will rocket us to fame and fortune in podcasting. We're talking about the tournaments we played this weekend, a bunch of nonsense in the twittersphere, and why do the Dr. Who cards...look like that? Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

We're keeping up with modern, and CCR talks about his favorite build of scam and the reasons behind the card choices. Plus we've got our first results from pioneer RC season and there's plenty to talk about! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

Jarvis is back from Vegas to regale us with stories of Ragavans and Princess Bride cards and Bean-based shenanigans. We're talking about new products, an itty bit of standard, and plenty of randomly interjected asides. Come hang out! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Hey, would you look at that! PT Champ Jake Beardsley stopped by to talk about his Worlds prep. He answers all of our hard-hitting questions from "is the cascade deck real" to "would you ever draft UW in Wilds of Eldraine" and we even get to hang out with his cat! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

The "least impactful modern set ever" is making a bit of an impression on the format. From triggering our beans to putting ballistas in the cauldron, there's a lot of nonsense happening in the format, and Rakdos Scam is also here to tell everyone to chill. Join us as we start gearing up for RCQ season and check out what's going on! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

That's right, it's a 2.5 hour episode jam packed with adventures and mana rocks and thoughts about Doom Foretold decks and a million other things. Hope you have a long commute! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

We're back at it with our second full preview episode, checking out all the adventures, bunnies, and horrifying candy monsters of the upcoming set. Will a 4 mana uncommon enchantment make a splash in modern? Can we make Doom Foretold playable in pioneer? All this and more! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

We've got: adventures, beanstalk innuendos, otters with prowess, and pigs in blankets. And Jesse! Truly an episode with a little something for everyone. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

While Rakdos and Rhinos trample over modern, we turn our eyes to some shiny new Wilds of Eldraine spoilers to distract ourselves! From gingerbread knights to goose hydras, this set's got a little something for everyone. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

TOO MANY THINGS this episode: three years of sets, modern and legacy unbans, MtG Ambassadors, how much we both loved Lorwyn. You know, all the most important bits to talk about. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Dom Harvey is here! Coming off an amazing top 4 run in Pro Tour The Lord of the Rings, we're talking about tournament prep, bringing amulet to a Rakdos-infested field, and wow man we talk a lot about Tron in this episode. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Nick is here! Due to unfortunate visa shenanigans he can't go to the Pro Tour he's qualified for, but instead of letting all his prep go to waste we brought him on to talk about Modern (and a little limited) on the eve of the PT. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

Rakdos scam has risen to the top of the post-LotR modern heap, riding the mighty Orcish Bowmasters to victory against a slew of One Ring decks. What's the best choice in the new meta? Could it possibly be Rhinos (no) Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.

Jarvis joins us this week fresh off a top 8 for an extra large episode where we're talking four color, modern, and we even check in on what's going on in legacy! Come celebrate our tricentennial or whatever you call it when a podcast turns 300 episodes old 🎉 Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music

CCR won his RCQ this weekend! We're talking pioneer Boros Pia, Banh Mi, and then we're diving back into modern for a look at all the different ways you can abuse the One Ring. Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

LotR is here for real, and having an outsized impact on Modern! From landcyclers to Orcish Bowmasters to The "One" Ring, there's a hell of a lot going on in the format, and we're breaking it all down! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music!

We're finally talking about LotR cards today! Ok, we're mostly talking about The One Ring, but a bunch of hobbits are going to find their way into modern decks an we're not gonna miss out on them. Come on an adventure with us! Thanks as always to Wave Sunray for our music.